19/04/2022
A local resident suddenly encountered a king cobra beside the house, and both man and snake were startled. He moved away and the snake climbed up a tree just 5 meters from the house. The Forest Department was informed, and we were asked to catch and release the snake. On reaching the site we explained to the onlookers that as it was the king cobra breeding season and the snake was high up on the tree, it would be safer to wait until it got down on its own. This happened after some time; it got down and approached a hay- stack beside the house. As we expected, there was a pair inside! Suddenly, a male emerged and a combat session started. We observed this for almost two and half hours, and convinced the residents to leave them alone. They moved away after two weeks. We made several visits and talked to the community about the ecology and habits of king cobras.
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